Schneider (Alburnoides bipunctatus)

Scientific name: Alburnoides bipunctatus Bloch, 1782

The Schneider (Alburnoides bipunctatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 10–18°C (50–64°F).

Schneider care at a glance

Temperature: 10–18°C (50–64°F)

Biology

Inhabit streams and rivers in foothills with well oxygenated, fast-flowing water. All age classes occur in open water of streams and small rivers. Found also in rivers with very calm waters. Feeds on insect larvae and dead insects, as well as on crustaceans and diatoms. Spawns in small groups and lay eggs deep into gravel with swift current. Locally threatened by stream regulation, trout stocking and pollution. Attains a maximum size of up to about 13 cm SL

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Species facts

Scientific name: Alburnoides bipunctatus
Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order: Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 13.0
Common length: 9.0
Environment: Freshwater; brackish;; pH range: 7.0 - 8.0 benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate: Subtropical
Distribution: Europe and Asia: Loire drainage in France eastward, in nearly all rivers draining to southern Baltic, North, Black and Azov Seas; Caspian basin, in upper Volga and from Kura drainage southward to Iranian tributaries of Caspian; widespread in Iran. In Mediterannean basin, only in Rh?ne and some small coastal drainages from Provence (France) eastward to Genova (Italy), Aoos (Greece, Albania) and western Greece as far south as Sperchios drainage. In Marmara basin, western Anatolia south to Great Menderes drainage and in upper Euphrate and Tigris drainages. Aral basin, upper Amu Darja and Karakumskij drainages (Tukmenistan, Afghanistan). Appendix III of the Bern Convention (protected fauna).
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial; bait: usually
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.36; tmax=6; Fec>10,000)